Union Budget 2017 on 01 feb 2017 – Supreme Court Dismissed PIL

By | January 24, 2017
(Last Updated On: January 30, 2017)

Union Budget 2017  of India

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a PIL which sought the postponement of the Union Budget in view of Assembly elections in five states. The Budget will be presented as scheduled on February 1. 2017

There is no illustration to support that the presentation of Union Budget would influence voters’ mind in state elections, the top court said while disposing of the PIL filed by advocate ML Sharma.

The PIL had sought a direction to the Centre for the Budget to be presented in financial year 2017-18 which would commence from April 1, instead of February 1. It had also asked for the central government be restrained from declaring “any relief, programme, financial budget until the states’ elections are over” as they would violate the Model Code of Conduct.

The Election Commission had on January 4 come out with the schedule of Assembly elections to be held in five states, including Uttar Pradesh.

Demands to postpone the Budget had also been made by Opposition parties, but the government has maintained that it will present the Budget as scheduled on February 1.

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